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Pi A. LARVIVIERE.

CARRIAGE SEAT. No. 259,177. 'Patented Ju ne 6, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARRIAGE-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,177, dated June 6, 1882,

Application filed March 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, P. A. LARIVIERE, of Ottawa city, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain Improvements in Carriage- Seats, of which the following is a specification.

-My invention relates to that class of seats designed more particularly for use in the front of two-seated vehicles, in which one end of the seat is made movable for the purpose of permitting the passenger to pass the same inorder to give access to the rear seat.

The invention consists in constructing one end of the seat to slide backward from an operative position and then swing upward upon a hinge; also, in the peculiar: locking device designed for use with the seat constructed'as above described; also, in an arrangement of devices for automatically folding or turning up the drop or curtain of the movable section as the latter is elevated.

Referring tothe drawings, Figure 1 is a per spective view of my seat in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same as it appears when turned upward. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the seat, illustrating the means for raising the drop or curtain.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the carriage, and B B the double front seat, extending transversely across the same, and presenting to the eye the general appearance of an ordinary seat. This seat, the construction of which forms the essential feature of my invention, is divided transversely through the center, the portion B being mounted permanently and rigidly in place upon the body, and supported at its center by means of legs a, or equivalent supports. The section B is movable, and is connected to the section B by means of a hinge pin or rod, 0, extending transversely through standards b and c, at-

- tached to the respective sections of the seat, as

plainly represented in the drawings. The rod is made of such length and the standards so arranged that the movable section B may be moved backward horizontally, after which it may be swungvertically to an upright position, as represented in Fig. 2, and theyby afl'ord afree passage for the passenger past the stationary section of the seat. The seat is provided with the usual raised back or edge, and also, if desired, with the elevated back-supports d, as shown in the drawings, and the horizontal movement of the section B is for the purpose of throwing the back-supports of the section out of line with each other, in order that the movable section of the back may be turned upward without interference. It is preferred to provide the movable section of the back with a plate, 6, designed to overlap and cover the joint between the two sections, and thereby give tothe seat a more finished appearance.

The outer end of the movable section may be sustained, when in an Operative position, in any suitable manner. It is preferred, however, to attach its outer end, 2, rigidly to the side of the carriage in position to support the mov'ae In order to prevent the horizonble section. tal motion ofjthe section B, any suitable looking device maybe employed. It is preferred, however, to make use of that represented in the drawings, consisting of a stud, f, fixed to the stationary side of the body, and arranged 1 to enter a notched plate, g, secured to the end of the movable seat-section, which is permitted a suflicient vertical movement before the sliding motion commences to admit of the plate 9 being lifted from the studf.

In order to give the parts additional security and a better finish, the stationary end eof the seat may be provided with a flange or lip, t, to overlap the back of the movable section.

The essential feature of the invention consists in having the movable section arranged to receive a combined sliding and swinging motion, as set forth, whereby I am permitted to make use of the back-supports, as usual, and to make them practically continuous, give them the usual strength, and cause the whole to present to the eye'a neat and finished appearance.

While it is preferred to make use of the hinge pin or rod and standard in the form represented, it is obvious that any other joint which will permit the parts to slide in relation to each other and the movable section to turn upward- In order that the curtain attached to the movable section may be turned upward automatically out of the way when the section is raised, I provide the arrangement more particularly represented in Figs. 2 and 3. This arrangement consists of a lever pivoted nearer one end than theotherto the under side ofthe stationary seat-section, and connected at one end by a cord, 7a, to the movable section, while at the opposite end it is provided with a cord, I, passing through a guide under the rear edge of the movable section, and thence downward and forward to the lower edge of the curtain. The effect of this arrangement is that when the movable section is elevated the cord 70 is actuated by the movable section and caused to move the lever, which in turn draws upon the cord 1 in such manner as to turn the curtain up against the under side of the section B, as represented in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a carriage-seat, the combination of the stationary section and the movable section and connecting devices, substantially such as described, whereby the movable section is permitted to slide backward and subsequently turned upward, as set forth.

2. The combination of the stationary scatsection, provided with the back-support, the movable seat-section, also provided with the back-support, and a sliding hinge-connection between the parts, substantially as shown, whereby the movable section is permitted to move backward and subsequently swing upward to a vertical position.

3. The combination of the stationary section, the sliding and swinging section, and a looking device, substantially such as shown, with which the movable section engages by a vertical motion.

4. In combination with the movable seatsection and its curtain, a lever and connectingcords, as described and shown, whereby the curtain is automatically folded against the movable section as the latter is raised.

5. In combination with the stationary seatsection and the movable section, having a horizontal sliding and a vertical swinging movement, the flange or lip i.

6. The combination of the stationary and movable sections, arranged to operate as described, with the notched plate g and stud f.

7. In combination with the stationary section, the horizontal sliding and verticallyswinging section provided with the overlapping plate, as and for the purpose described.

PIERRE ALEXANDRE LARIVIIJRE.

Witnesses:

L. E. NOEL, F. E. BLANCHET. 

